voir direin a sentence
- The defendants were inattentive observers of the voir dire proceedings.† (source)
- It was the sixth hour of individual voir dire, the process by which the jury for Peter's trial would be selected.† (source)
- Martin, you may voir dire the jury:' Frankie Martin rose, straightened his tie, and moved to the podium.† (source)
- The juror failed to disclose in voir dire that he had been injured and received medical treatment as a result of a prior car accident.
- Martin spent an hour on his initial voir dire.† (source)
- During the voir dire examination, four of them told the court that they had been personally, though not intimately, acquainted with Mr. Clutter; but upon further questioning, each said he did not feel this circumstance would hinder his ability to reach an impartial verdict.† (source)
- Eight jurors swore they had never known any member of the slain family; four admitted some slight acquaintance with Mr. Clutter, but each, including N. L. Dunnan, the airport operator who had made the controversial reply during the voir dire, testified that he had entered the jury box with an unprejudiced mind.† (source)
- As for the jurors that were chosen, at least two had clearly indicated a presumption of guilt during the voir dire examination ("When asked to state his opinion of capital punishment, one man said that ordinarily he was against it, but in this case no"); unfortunately, the voir dire had not been recorded because Kansas law does not require it unless a specific demand is made.† (source)